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As Melburnians prepare to emerge from their lockdown slumber, Victorian health authorities are urging people to get tested for sexually transmissible infections.
The city's world-record lockdowns have not only limited the spread of Covid-19 but also ostensibly STIs, with home visits banned to all but intimate partners and those in single bubbles.
But the return of freedoms and the reopening of Melbourne meeting places such as pubs, cafes and restaurants before this weekend is set to lead to more social interactions, including those of the intimate variety.
Victorian health officials are urging residents to get tested for sexually transmissible infections (pictured, secondary syphilis case)
The Department of Health's Maria Bubnic says anyone who is sexually active can get or have an STI, and noted sexual health testing fell last year during lockdowns and again in 2021.
The department's current testing campaign will run from October 17 - 23 and
